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choose wisely, america. >> back to "hardball." first a plug for mitt romney from "the simpsons." here is mr. burns, the fictional and highly unpopular owner of springfield's nuclear plant, in pre-election panic mode. >> i have to say, despite those unimaginably horrible good job numbers, we're feeling pretty confident. there's only one thing that might deny us the presidency that is the god-given property of the republican party. >> the 47% tape? >> nope. >> the empty chair? >> nope. >> cayman islands? >> not a problem. >> swiss bank accounts? $10,000 bet? i like to fire people? >> no. it's a shaggy dog story about an actual shaggy dog. apparently while on vacation old mitt strapped his mutt to the roof of his car for a brief 650-mile jaunt. so tonight we will explain what truly happened. now, seamus, what did you think of being strapped to the roof of your dada's car? what's that? you liked being tied to the roof of the car? because it allowed you to see more of this great land of ours and it's wonderful natural resources? ripe for drilling and mining and exploiting. anyway. >>
choose wisely, america. >> back to "hardball." first a plug for mitt romney from "the simpsons." here is mr. burns, the fictional and highly unpopular owner of springfield's nuclear plant, in pre-election panic mode. >> i have to say, despite those unimaginably horrible good job numbers, we're feeling pretty confident. there's only one thing that might deny us the presidency that is the god-given property of the republican party. >> the 47% tape? >>...
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take your campaign back to chicago and let us get about reuniting america. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson.
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god bless america. go out and vote. >> you've been listening to the president there speaking at his last campaign stop in aurora, colorado, ahead of the election. the president there talking about a myriad of different domestic issues. everything from health care, to the economy, education, the environment, also talking a bit about the auto industry. but mostly campaigning on his signature ideas of hope and change. the president, tonight, will be making an appearance alongside dave matthews, the musician. and, of course, again, this is his final stop on the campaign trail. aurora, colorado, is where the president is at tonight. i'm veronica de la cruz in the msnbc newsroom. thank you so much for joining us. we want to get you back now to a special edition of "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >> with 40 for mitt romney. politico says today enthuse wrachl is key that is key to ohio. if he keeps ohio, it's because of the automobiles and the fact that you can see automobiles on the street. you can se
god bless america. go out and vote. >> you've been listening to the president there speaking at his last campaign stop in aurora, colorado, ahead of the election. the president there talking about a myriad of different domestic issues. everything from health care, to the economy, education, the environment, also talking a bit about the auto industry. but mostly campaigning on his signature ideas of hope and change. the president, tonight, will be making an appearance alongside dave...
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it doesn't mean that i can't turn to the president of the united states of america and say thank you, sir, for providing good leadership in this crisis and helping the people of new jersey and extend my hand of friendship to him. this shows you how broken our political system is. >>> vice president joe biden making a bold prediction. >> what do you think will happen? >> i think that we're going to win. i don't think it's going to be close in the electoral college. i think we'll win clearly and i think you're going to see i think we're going to win this state, ohio. i've been here 23, 24 days, something like that. iowa, we're going to win wisconsin, nevada, we're going to win new hampshire. i think we have a chance of winning virginia and florida. it could be a big win. and it also could be close. >> joining me now, msnbc/"time" magazine nbc political analyst mark halperin. we just went through all those polls. the national polls, we know it's not a national referendum, but they all tell the same story. it's tied. the president seems to be leading but all within the margin of error. wh
it doesn't mean that i can't turn to the president of the united states of america and say thank you, sir, for providing good leadership in this crisis and helping the people of new jersey and extend my hand of friendship to him. this shows you how broken our political system is. >>> vice president joe biden making a bold prediction. >> what do you think will happen? >> i think that we're going to win. i don't think it's going to be close in the electoral college. i think...
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on tuesday, america will make a choice between stagnation and prosperity. when i'm president, i'm going to make real changes that lead to a real recovery so that the next four years are better than the last. well, stocks are lower despite today's better than expected jobs report. cnbc's mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. what's going on, mandy? >> hey there, chris. stocks are now lower, but they did initially tick higher after that report basically showing that employers stepped up their hiring last month 171,000 jobs. and they say hiring was also stronger for the previous months of august and september. the unemployment rate -- and this is a tricky one. because even though it inched up to 7.9%, that's only because more people, i guess, are feeling confident that they can get a job so they're getting out there and they're looking for work so, therefore, they're countered as unemployed. >> car buyers, meantime, are maybe in for a little bit of sticker shock. superstorm sandy could hit them in the wallet. >> yeah, you know, it's an interesting
on tuesday, america will make a choice between stagnation and prosperity. when i'm president, i'm going to make real changes that lead to a real recovery so that the next four years are better than the last. well, stocks are lower despite today's better than expected jobs report. cnbc's mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. what's going on, mandy? >> hey there, chris. stocks are now lower, but they did initially tick higher after that report basically showing that employers...
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we've got to take back america. i'm counting on you. >> they're betting on cynicism. ohio, i'm betting on you. i'm betting on you. >> you have na responsibility, you have that opportunity and on november the 6th, florida can make mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> ladies and gentlemen, with you we can win. we win florida, we win this election! >> well, in 2000 the election turned on the state of florida. in 2004 it was ohio that was the key. in 2008, virginia found itself in the center spotlight. collectively i've been calling them flohva. until florida our new poll has president obama up. ohio we still have the president holding his lead. 51% to 45%. and in a recent poll of likely voters in virginia, the president was up 2 points, a statistical tie and nbc news has it's own coming out tomorrow morning. look at the ad spending in these three states. noern half a billion collectively in the mega states of flohva. they're not just spending money there, they're spending time. the president will have visited the sunshine state 14 times, for mitt romne
we've got to take back america. i'm counting on you. >> they're betting on cynicism. ohio, i'm betting on you. i'm betting on you. >> you have na responsibility, you have that opportunity and on november the 6th, florida can make mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> ladies and gentlemen, with you we can win. we win florida, we win this election! >> well, in 2000 the election turned on the state of florida. in 2004 it was ohio that was the key. in 2008,...
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it's a choice between two different visions for america. it's a choice between going back to the top-down policies that got us into this mess or the middle out bottom up strategies that have gotten us out of this mess and keep us going. >> president obama on the ground in ohio now headed to republican territory in that state. the stop is in lima outside of columbus. his third event of the day in a county that senator john mccain won in 2008 with 60% of the vote. kristen welker is traveling with the president. she joins us now. as i mentioned, lima, 60% of that vote went to john mccain. is the president tailoring his message different than what we heard today, kristen? >> reporter: good afternoon, tamron. i think we will hear a similar message in lima we heard during the president's first two stops today. he's talking about the fact he had improvements and the latest unemployment report to make that argument, but he's really focusing on the auto bailout, the auto industry specifically slamming mitt romney for his recent claims that jeep is s
it's a choice between two different visions for america. it's a choice between going back to the top-down policies that got us into this mess or the middle out bottom up strategies that have gotten us out of this mess and keep us going. >> president obama on the ground in ohio now headed to republican territory in that state. the stop is in lima outside of columbus. his third event of the day in a county that senator john mccain won in 2008 with 60% of the vote. kristen welker is...
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tomorrow america, this country of ours will be divided. half the country will vote for president obama and keep faith with the current direction. half will vote with varying degrees of anger to depart from it. to who knows in one of the various directions governor romney has offered. with him you need a weather map to know what road he's going to take on any given day. the question looms now of how this country will get together the day after tomorrow. i always think that's important, but it's more important now because of our form of government, the division in the country. barring a landslide, it's going to take both sides to move ahead to meet debt reduction, immigration, education, and competition in an increasingly competitive world. both sides. got it? whatever happens tomorrow, we need a working national unity when it's over. that's a fact. our two guests are the best. nbc's political director chuck todd and howard fineman. let's look at this. let's start right now and look at the last words. here's romney today in lynchburg. >> pau
tomorrow america, this country of ours will be divided. half the country will vote for president obama and keep faith with the current direction. half will vote with varying degrees of anger to depart from it. to who knows in one of the various directions governor romney has offered. with him you need a weather map to know what road he's going to take on any given day. the question looms now of how this country will get together the day after tomorrow. i always think that's important, but it's...
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it's like there is no red america, no blue america. we are all americans today. they were powerful in 2004, in 2008. to come back home to that in the closing days of the campaign is very powerful for undecided voters. >> fire the guy who is saying that. >> he also said something in there, he said you know me by now. you may not have liked everything i did in the first four years but you know who i am which is a backhanded -- i won't say compliment -- a suggestion that mitt romney is a mysterious, unknown, intangible plu plutocrat with horses that dance and he's not someone that anyone knows and should not be trusted. >> to your point we come back to where we were in the narrative about mitt romney. he won't answer the question about fema. we see him running away from the questions. won't answer questions about the tax records. >> which the president reminded us. >> exactly. won't answer the question. on both sides we come back to kind of where we started with both of these men. can you trust the guy who is not going to give you answers, who is all over the map on
it's like there is no red america, no blue america. we are all americans today. they were powerful in 2004, in 2008. to come back home to that in the closing days of the campaign is very powerful for undecided voters. >> fire the guy who is saying that. >> he also said something in there, he said you know me by now. you may not have liked everything i did in the first four years but you know who i am which is a backhanded -- i won't say compliment -- a suggestion that mitt romney is...
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no matter what your last name is or who you love, you can make it in america if you try. virginia, that's why i'm asking for your volt. you know, i was backstage with david pluck. some of you guys know, he's sort of a master-mind to a campaign organization. as the campaign goes on, we become less relevant. >> but the power is not with us anymore. out of everything we do, it doesn't matter because now it's all up to you. it's up to somebody knocking on a door. it's up to somebody making a phone call and talking to nar mom or dad or wife or husband or grandma or grandpa and that's how democracy is supposed to be. it's up to you. you've got the power. that's why i need you, virginia. don't get tired. don't get weary. if you want to knock on some doors with me and make some phone calls for me, grab some friends for me, turn out to vote for me, we'll win, virginia. we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. we'll reaffirm the spirit that makes the united states of america the greatest nation on ert. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. >> one of s
no matter what your last name is or who you love, you can make it in america if you try. virginia, that's why i'm asking for your volt. you know, i was backstage with david pluck. some of you guys know, he's sort of a master-mind to a campaign organization. as the campaign goes on, we become less relevant. >> but the power is not with us anymore. out of everything we do, it doesn't matter because now it's all up to you. it's up to somebody knocking on a door. it's up to somebody making a...
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it's a choice between two different visions of america. it's a choice between a return to the top-down economic policies that crashed our economy or a vision that says we've got to build a strong foundation based on a strong and growing middle class. an opportunity for everybody, not just some. as americans we honor the strivers and the dreamers, the risk takers, the business people, the free enterprise system, the greatest engine of growth and prosperity the world has ever known. that's what we believe in. but we also know that our system, our economy works best when everybody's participating. not just some. when everybody has a chance to get a great education. when everybody has a chance to learn the skills they need to compete. our economy does best when we invest in the common enterprise of basic research to create new technologies and new industries and new jobs. we believe america's strongest when everybody can count on affordable health insurance. when everybody can count on medicare and social security in their golden years. we thi
it's a choice between two different visions of america. it's a choice between a return to the top-down economic policies that crashed our economy or a vision that says we've got to build a strong foundation based on a strong and growing middle class. an opportunity for everybody, not just some. as americans we honor the strivers and the dreamers, the risk takers, the business people, the free enterprise system, the greatest engine of growth and prosperity the world has ever known. that's what...
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he doesn't get america. he's not one of us. ann romney has repeatedly said barack obama is not a grownup. you talked about john sununu saying he was lazy, he didn't understand america. it's not even code anymore. it's this guy is not a real american. newt gingrich can say he's an african in terms of his temperament and ideas. it's all part of this continuum that mitt romney has not said no to. >> read michael smerconish's column today. it is brilliantly written. up next, we're learning that governor chris christie was possibly ticked off by being strung along for being mitt romney's running mate. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. ♪ if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? the
he doesn't get america. he's not one of us. ann romney has repeatedly said barack obama is not a grownup. you talked about john sununu saying he was lazy, he didn't understand america. it's not even code anymore. it's this guy is not a real american. newt gingrich can say he's an african in terms of his temperament and ideas. it's all part of this continuum that mitt romney has not said no to. >> read michael smerconish's column today. it is brilliantly written. up next, we're learning...
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because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. >>> just two days before election, we have the latest polling on some senate races. [ male announcer ] what can you experience in a seat? inspiration. great power. iconic design. exhilarating performance. [ race announcer ] audi once again has created le mans history! [ male announcer ] and once in a great while... all of the above. take your seat in the incomparable audi a8. take advantage of exceptional values on the audi a8 during the season of audi event. ♪ during the season of audi event. try run
because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally...
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just like you love america. there are democrats like that. >> we have to work together. these are critical times. >> president obama and governor romney both promising a lot of bipartisanship if they win on tuesday but with dozens of congressional moderates from both parties headed for the exit thanks to retirement and some expected losses. don't be surprised if the 113th congress is actually even more idiosyncrasy logically polarized than this one was. the chair of the national republican committee chairman sessions joins me now. i give you kudos off the top. you were the lone voice who predicted republicans could gain seats in 2012. let me read you the projection, they believe that the range on house is plus five gop to plus ten dem from charlie cook. their best, they think either between no net change or democrats with a small gain and eight plus dm, two plus republican. it is within the realm of the possible. how did that happen? >> the possible happened because the republicans have not only aimed for and li
just like you love america. there are democrats like that. >> we have to work together. these are critical times. >> president obama and governor romney both promising a lot of bipartisanship if they win on tuesday but with dozens of congressional moderates from both parties headed for the exit thanks to retirement and some expected losses. don't be surprised if the 113th congress is actually even more idiosyncrasy logically polarized than this one was. the chair of the national...
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the president is creating a more inclusive, fair america. his policies will bring back middle class jobs and incomes and help the poor. and his policies will keep us on the road toward a more perfect union. joining me now, ana marie cox and nia-malika henderson. the tones of fleet wood mac, when socks was a cat in a white house. >> i thought we were done with that for a while. i really did. >> it's striking how much this relationship has warmed up in the last four years. >> it is. it's so much. at first you could tell clinton was being a good soldier. he was going out and doing what he needed to do. wasn't really maybe having the best time. over the past year i think we've seen, you know, be clinton starting to have the good time he always has on the stump and that turning into, yeah, a bromance from the two of them. they are this far from a terrace fist bump, i swear. they kind of did a high five. they are getting there. >> we are looking forward to that. america is. nia, let's talk about george w. bush on the clinton-obama relationship. ce
the president is creating a more inclusive, fair america. his policies will bring back middle class jobs and incomes and help the poor. and his policies will keep us on the road toward a more perfect union. joining me now, ana marie cox and nia-malika henderson. the tones of fleet wood mac, when socks was a cat in a white house. >> i thought we were done with that for a while. i really did. >> it's striking how much this relationship has warmed up in the last four years. >> it...
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. >> this is a campaign about america. >> talk is cheap. >> look to the records. >> i said i would end the war in iraq, i ended it. welcome home. i said i would pass health care reform. i passed it. i said i would repeal don't ask, don't tell. we are a nation that believes all men are created equal. >> talk is cheap. >> 1 in 6 americans is poorer today. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> you've got this jobs report. >> it's stronger than expected. >> this is 1976 meets 2000 meets 2004. >> i say what i mean and mean what i say. >> that's exactly what i said, and i stand by whatever i said, whatever it was. >> people should know about mitt romney at this point. >> talk is cheap 679 >> nothing i've said in the past should be any indication of my positions in the future. >> good afternoon. i'm alex wagner in for lawrence o'donnell. with just two days till the election, the candidates each campaigned in four battleground states as republicans expressed concern that chris christie has elevated president obama's chances of re-election. the race is in a st
. >> this is a campaign about america. >> talk is cheap. >> look to the records. >> i said i would end the war in iraq, i ended it. welcome home. i said i would pass health care reform. i passed it. i said i would repeal don't ask, don't tell. we are a nation that believes all men are created equal. >> talk is cheap. >> 1 in 6 americans is poorer today. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> you've got this jobs...
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choose wisely, america. >> back to "hardball." first a plug for mitt romney from "the simpsons." here is mr. burns, the fictional and highly unpopular owner of springfield's nuclear plant, in pre-election panic mode. >> i have to say, despite those unimaginably horrible good job numbers, we're feeling pretty confident. there's only one thing that might deny us the presidency that is the god-given property of the republican party. >> the 47% tape? >> nope. >> the empty chair? >> nope. >> cayman islands? >> not a problem. >> swiss bank accounts? $10,000 bet? i like to fire people? >> no. it's a shaggy dog story about an actual shaggy dog. apparently while on vacation old mitt strapped his mutt to the roof of his car for a brief 650-mile jaunt. so tonight we will explain what truly happened. now, seamus, what did you think of being strapped to the roof of your dada's car? what's that? you liked being tied to the roof of the car? because it allowed you to see more of this great land of ours and it's wonderful natural resources? ripe for drilling and mining and exploiting. anyway. >>
choose wisely, america. >> back to "hardball." first a plug for mitt romney from "the simpsons." here is mr. burns, the fictional and highly unpopular owner of springfield's nuclear plant, in pre-election panic mode. >> i have to say, despite those unimaginably horrible good job numbers, we're feeling pretty confident. there's only one thing that might deny us the presidency that is the god-given property of the republican party. >> the 47% tape? >>...
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he doesn't get america. he's not one of us. ann romney has repeatedly said barack obama is not a grownup. you talked about john sununu saying he was lazy, he didn't understand america. it's not even code anymore. it's this guy is not a real american. donald trump can say he is born overseas. newt gingrich can say he's an african in terms of his temperament and ideas. it's all part of this continuum that mitt romney has not said no to. >> read michael smerconish's column today. it is along these lines. it is brilliantly written. it got him into trouble with people that don't agree. because it's true. up next, we're learning that governor chris christie was possibly ticked off by being strung along for being mitt romney's running mate. who would put out a story like that? it was said, he only did it because he was jilted at the alter. he was dumped because he fell in love with paul ryan. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around
he doesn't get america. he's not one of us. ann romney has repeatedly said barack obama is not a grownup. you talked about john sununu saying he was lazy, he didn't understand america. it's not even code anymore. it's this guy is not a real american. donald trump can say he is born overseas. newt gingrich can say he's an african in terms of his temperament and ideas. it's all part of this continuum that mitt romney has not said no to. >> read michael smerconish's column today. it is along...
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but look at the numbers if all that you're saying is true and america is so put off by romney, then why is this presidency on the brink of collapse next tuesday? >> come on. michael, honestly. you think that president obama's campaign and presidency is on the brink of collapse? >> i'm just saying -- i'm saying look at the numbers. the president is not running away with this election, ed. >> no, he's not but -- >> you can cherry pick your way to where he's leading. >> a tight election was predicted all along and stated all along by both camps months ago. we knew it was going to come down to just a few people sitting on the fence ended up making a decision and making a difference in this campaign. >> and -- >> and why was that? because of the state of the economy, the way people are looking at these issues, and dissecting the campaign. >> chairman, if you look at how the two campaigns are being run at this zaj and who has the sand slipping through their fingers and the behavior of the candidates on the stump, the messaging, the strategy, who would you rather be? >> i think i quite frarngl
but look at the numbers if all that you're saying is true and america is so put off by romney, then why is this presidency on the brink of collapse next tuesday? >> come on. michael, honestly. you think that president obama's campaign and presidency is on the brink of collapse? >> i'm just saying -- i'm saying look at the numbers. the president is not running away with this election, ed. >> no, he's not but -- >> you can cherry pick your way to where he's leading....
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it's america. we need to reinvest in our country. we have already done all that nation building in baghdad and kandahar. we have enough for the top 1%. it's time to invest in the middle class. this show has been all around the country in recent years. we have spoken to people in
it's america. we need to reinvest in our country. we have already done all that nation building in baghdad and kandahar. we have enough for the top 1%. it's time to invest in the middle class. this show has been all around the country in recent years. we have spoken to people in
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and governor romney, a new direction for america. what are your thoughts on just the headlines alone, not even the content of the op-ed itself. but those two different headlines. >> well, right. they're actually two different realities. actually, when you look in all the polls, it doesn't matter what it is. democrats seem to be a whole lot more optimistic about the country's direction, or people who are actually planning to vote for obama are more optimistic. people who are more pessimistic, republican voters are the republicans. and so you end up having this dichotomy, or in some respects it actually almost has a 50/50 split which is actually mirrored by a lot of the national polls that show this contest to be incredibly close. i would say, and when you actually add the economic data we saw on friday from the jobs report, mitt romney's task is a little bit harder because he is actually saying, look, this has been a rough last four years, and it's time to actually good days are ahead, but the argument when you actually look at all th
and governor romney, a new direction for america. what are your thoughts on just the headlines alone, not even the content of the op-ed itself. but those two different headlines. >> well, right. they're actually two different realities. actually, when you look in all the polls, it doesn't matter what it is. democrats seem to be a whole lot more optimistic about the country's direction, or people who are actually planning to vote for obama are more optimistic. people who are more...
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this is america. you mean to tell me with all the internet technology and communications skills and resources at our fingertips, this is what america looks like? in a very important election. and you're going to tell me we can't do better than this? washington ought to fix this no matter who wins. maybe they're hoping the democrats just will go home. they don't want to wait in line anymore. joining me tonight, mitch sezer. he's also on the executive board of the democratic committee as a representative of the 14 southern states. i mean, it's great to have you with us tonight. but it just infuriates me when i see video tape like that. i mean, we vote like a third world country. >> well, welcome to ground zero. homeland of rick scott. i will expand the bid and tell you that folks who got online before 7:00, those people had a process by either midnight or 1:00 a.m. this morning. these are people who want their dmok, want the right to vote, and what's standing in their way, as you said, is governor rick
this is america. you mean to tell me with all the internet technology and communications skills and resources at our fingertips, this is what america looks like? in a very important election. and you're going to tell me we can't do better than this? washington ought to fix this no matter who wins. maybe they're hoping the democrats just will go home. they don't want to wait in line anymore. joining me tonight, mitch sezer. he's also on the executive board of the democratic committee as a...
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one recognizes marriage equality as consistent with america's march of freedom. one does not. i want our president to be on the right side of history. one sees climate change as an urgent problem. one does not. i want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics. well said by a savvy mayor of new york. he is so smart. >> the guy is very savvy. >> he waited until now. >> correct. i had somebody use the following phrase with me, he may be the ultimate lagging indicator in that mayor bloomberg is a cautious guy politically. he's always looking out for mayor bloomberg, and there's nothing wrong with that. politicians always look out for their own best interests first. that's the nature of being an ambitious pol, but would he have done this if he thought obama was going to lose? >> that's an indicator of the public. >> that's my question. i don't know. >> by the way, the late brilliant jack jarvis -- somebody once say when that ball comes down on new year's eve, or just at midnight when it starts to come down, that's how he would come down
one recognizes marriage equality as consistent with america's march of freedom. one does not. i want our president to be on the right side of history. one sees climate change as an urgent problem. one does not. i want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics. well said by a savvy mayor of new york. he is so smart. >> the guy is very savvy. >> he waited until now. >> correct. i had somebody use the following phrase with me, he may...
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america today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. there is no better evidence of this than the election of an african-american to the presidency of the united states. >> senator mccain was right. that at no other time in american history could this moment have been possible. and even as the opponent, he was a bit swept up in that moment. remember the front page of the new york times after the election, obama, racial barrier falls in decisive victory. the victory was decisive, but the barrier had not fallen. then senator obama was simply hoisted over it, propelled by decades of civil rights demonstrations. hard won legislative victories, educational opportunities and shifting racial boundaries. but senator mccain, "the new york times" and frankly many pundits writing in the heady moments of the victory failed to articulate how firmly the barriers remained intabt. the win was a culmination, not the single definitive, most sought after culmination, but a culmination of racial struggles. but it was not the initiation of a new era. as if
america today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. there is no better evidence of this than the election of an african-american to the presidency of the united states. >> senator mccain was right. that at no other time in american history could this moment have been possible. and even as the opponent, he was a bit swept up in that moment. remember the front page of the new york times after the election, obama, racial barrier falls in decisive victory. the...
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he's in his third term as the highly visible mayor of america's largest city. before it happened today, nobody expected michael bloomberg to make an endorsement at all in this year's presidential race. that's mostly because he said he wouldn't. back in june mr. bloomberg made sure to be overheard telling people at a party in new york city he intended to remain publicly neutral in this year's presidential race. but then today he didn't. in the midst of this city's ongoing and complicated and exhausting and heartbreaking and painstaking response to this unprecedented storm, the mayor of new york city published this 17-paragraph endorsement of president obama. the fact that nobody knew it was coming and that he said he wouldn't make an endorsement just made it that much more important. as did the fact it was not at all clear if he was going to make an endorsement the guy who he would endorse would be president obama. i mean, michael bloomberg has been critical of president obama on a number of issues. he frankly, has personified and personally articulated the sort
he's in his third term as the highly visible mayor of america's largest city. before it happened today, nobody expected michael bloomberg to make an endorsement at all in this year's presidential race. that's mostly because he said he wouldn't. back in june mr. bloomberg made sure to be overheard telling people at a party in new york city he intended to remain publicly neutral in this year's presidential race. but then today he didn't. in the midst of this city's ongoing and complicated and...
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america's big vote less than 48 hours away. president obama and mitt romney chris crossing the country to crucial swing states. but the most campaign stops today, ohio. the campaigns are betting on the buckeye state for a win on tuesday. >>> we're live in midtown manhattan. day two at democracy plaza, headquarters to msnbc's election coverage. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." it's just past 1:00 p.m. here in the east. we begin this hour with some brand new polls including from four key battleground states. the final nbc news poll before the election shows president obama leading mitt romney nationally by one slim point, 48% to 47%. now the swing states. in new hampshire, a new university of new hampshire poll shows the race neck and neck with president obama and mitt romney both at 48%. in ohio, the new columbus dispatch poll shows president obama with a two-point edge, within the poll's margin of error. then in iowa, president obama leads a new des moines register poll by five points, 47% to 42%. mitt romney is e getting
america's big vote less than 48 hours away. president obama and mitt romney chris crossing the country to crucial swing states. but the most campaign stops today, ohio. the campaigns are betting on the buckeye state for a win on tuesday. >>> we're live in midtown manhattan. day two at democracy plaza, headquarters to msnbc's election coverage. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." it's just past 1:00 p.m. here in the east. we begin this hour with some brand new polls...
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everybody agrees that if a deal can be cut, economies around the world, not just in america, are going to benefit. >> yeah. i think the consequences aren't immediate if we get to january 1st, but i'll get into that later. i have a monologue -- >> psychologically they're immediate. >> let me ask you about within the democratic party, then. if the white house's priority is to get a deal, and the bottom line for house republicans is no rate hikes, if the white house were pursue this tax reform without rate hike framework and include in that the entitlement issue with medicare and social security and maybe medicare, that was floated a little bit last year. if that's the kind of package the white house can negotiate with republicans, is there a concern within the democratic party of a revolt against that deal with democrats? >> i think so. i think the president has more leverage with his own party, obviously. he just won re-election. he's beloved by most democrats, if for no other reason that he won again and saved them from what they viewed as the horrors of a republican administration her
everybody agrees that if a deal can be cut, economies around the world, not just in america, are going to benefit. >> yeah. i think the consequences aren't immediate if we get to january 1st, but i'll get into that later. i have a monologue -- >> psychologically they're immediate. >> let me ask you about within the democratic party, then. if the white house's priority is to get a deal, and the bottom line for house republicans is no rate hikes, if the white house were pursue...
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so white america is shrinking. they haven't come, you know, really to grips with that. >> joy, there are so many flaccid bags of toxic waste on the republican side at the moment. we have donald trump and, of course, the revolting john s ii sununu and the man who spit when he talks, dick morris and he said, i'm quoting, i predicted a romney landslide and instead we ended up with an obama squeaker. that's an obama squeaker. he's at 303, he could be at 330 with florida. it's a squeaker? >> because there is this age of unreality. because conservatives -- >> even after the election's been counted, unreality continues. >> didn't happen. >> doesn't happen. >> and it will never happen. >> the president's not been re-elected. >> i watched a little bit of a certain network today because i wanted to experience it for myself. if you live in that universe they've hermetically sealed themselves inside, barack obama can only be elected through fraud, there are no actual supporters of his, everyone's hypnotized -- >> i so apprecia
so white america is shrinking. they haven't come, you know, really to grips with that. >> joy, there are so many flaccid bags of toxic waste on the republican side at the moment. we have donald trump and, of course, the revolting john s ii sununu and the man who spit when he talks, dick morris and he said, i'm quoting, i predicted a romney landslide and instead we ended up with an obama squeaker. that's an obama squeaker. he's at 303, he could be at 330 with florida. it's a squeaker?...
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there's one america. right? some of the very same messages, very same things we've heard the president talking about from the begins. where is mitt romney? right back where he started refusing to answer questions. refusing to answer very fair questions. how can we believe he's going to work across the aisle when he won't tell us and/or explain to us his position on fema, just like he wouldn't talk to us about his tax record? i find it interesting thematically we're back where we started. when voters are asking themselves, who can you trust, to your question, look no further than what the themes have been throughout this election. >> the republicans over the last decade have proven to the american people they are not about compromise. >> right. >> they are about power. and the democrats now are in pretty good shape to, i think, hang on to the senate and president obama's re-election looks pretty good right now. if it was a closing argument, what do you think the best closing argument would be for mitt romney righ
there's one america. right? some of the very same messages, very same things we've heard the president talking about from the begins. where is mitt romney? right back where he started refusing to answer questions. refusing to answer very fair questions. how can we believe he's going to work across the aisle when he won't tell us and/or explain to us his position on fema, just like he wouldn't talk to us about his tax record? i find it interesting thematically we're back where we started. when...
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the most highly recommended bed in america. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>> welcome back, everybody. new developments in the fbi investigation that ended with the resignation of cia director david petraeus. first, new information about the fbi agent who has now been identified. nbc has confirmed he is frederick humphries who worked on the bomb squad case. after kelley...
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irng we' i think we're at a different time in america. we've never had an african-american president running against a mormon for president. that changes things. what was missing from those elections are all of this and also the internet. those two instrumentations, cable coverage and the internet and bloggers, have changed the dialogue in american presidential politics. to what end we'll find out tomorrow night. i think they'll have an impact. during those elections even though times were tough in many instances, there wasn't anything quite like what we've gone through in the last four years with economic downturn, which was the greatest since the great depression. when president obama took office, a lot of people thought, including his principle economic advisers, they could emerge from it in 2009 at some point. we were told the recession was over. it turns out it was not a v, it was an l. it went down and went straight across and went across and astayed across. this is unique. >> this election is about fear, great fear. both sides maki
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. some people put everything intotheir name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. >>> back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." during the gop primaries steve colonel bear started his own super pack. it was a spoof of course. with karl rove facing backlash from his donors who expected a vastly different return on their investment in mitt romney and other republicans, colbert offered up a response to his own donors. >> karl is in big trouble. they're going to take his thumbs. and karl is almost all thumb. i took a lot of money for my super pac and my 501 c 4 colbert super pac shh which stands
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right here in the united states of america. and so one of the things, when you're talking to your friends and neighbors, they're trying to make up their minds the last few days. think about that. think about the issue of trust. think about do you want a president who is going to tell you what he believes and what he thinks for somebody who is going to, you know, who is going to -- well, change the facts. after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may be frustrated sometimes at the pace of change. but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i tell the truth. you know that i'll fight for you and your families every single day as hard as i know how. you know that. >> good morning, everybody. i'm tom here at msnbc headquarters and we're watching president obama there in hilliard, ohio, greeting fans at a campaign there giving a stump speech and bringing up specifically parts of the jobs numbers. that is the big news we saw today. unemployment kicked up ever so
right here in the united states of america. and so one of the things, when you're talking to your friends and neighbors, they're trying to make up their minds the last few days. think about that. think about the issue of trust. think about do you want a president who is going to tell you what he believes and what he thinks for somebody who is going to, you know, who is going to -- well, change the facts. after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've...
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america's prosperity, a lot of persuasion. you might see and you were referring to 2004, you might see a lot of visceral opposition for the president that's not translated. >> i want to bring in ohio secretary of state, john houston. good morning. >> great to be with you. >> we are seeing some long lines to vote early. 2500 people lined up in cleveland. i think we had another 3700 people voting in franklin county in akron. their wait was two hours. you tried to limit early voting this past weekend. do you think the lines prove it was needed? >> actually, i didn't. the state law eliminated it. when i was given the option, i opened up the polls for saturday, sunday and monday. in ohio, we have 35 days to vote. this is the 34th day of voting we've had. it's very easy to vote in this state. michigan, pennsylvania, kentucky, they don't have early voting. we do and we're going to see record turnout, we believe, from the early vote in this election cycle l. >> well, let's talk about the provisional ballots. you're headed back to cour
america's prosperity, a lot of persuasion. you might see and you were referring to 2004, you might see a lot of visceral opposition for the president that's not translated. >> i want to bring in ohio secretary of state, john houston. good morning. >> great to be with you. >> we are seeing some long lines to vote early. 2500 people lined up in cleveland. i think we had another 3700 people voting in franklin county in akron. their wait was two hours. you tried to limit early...
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this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> first the boss, now bono. on the last day of the campaign, bruce springsteen campaigned with president obama out there in ohio and wisconsin. now that the election is over and won, it's bono with an appearance at the white house meeting with both the president and the vice president. biden's twitter account sent out the word in a tweet, quote, vp met with bono today to discuss global development, aids, and fighting poverty. he's got an active account, the vice president. we'll be right back. were promising pam, a teacher, >>> welcome back. secretary of state hillary clinton made clear after she leave leaves the cabinet is to get rest. will she run for president next time in 2016? kiki mcclain is a democratic strategist and a senior adviser to the 2008 pres
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